Three siblings and their cousin drown; two boys saved in Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Three siblings and their cousin drowned while two boys were rescued from an anicut in the Chorasi region of the tribal-dominated Dungarpur district in Rajasthan on Sunday.
Three siblings and their cousin drowned while two boys were rescued from an anicut in the Chorasi region of the tribal-dominated Dungarpur district in Rajasthan on Sunday.
Reports of post-caesarean maternal deaths in Rajasthan continued to emerge on Saturday, with two women dying at a hospital in Banswara within two hours of each other on Friday.
The family has sought tougher action under the Juvenile Justice Act and pointed to the CBSE inspection report, which flagged alleged bullying, dismissed complaints and broader lapses in student safety at the school.
The minor girl went missing from her home on June 18. Later on, she was allegedly sold to a hotel owner by a rickshaw puller.
The authorities on Monday released water from the Panchna Dam in eastern Rajasthan for irrigation in Karauli district, fulfilling a long-pending demand of farmers in the region.
The HPCL Rajasthan Refinery in Pachpadara (Balotara) is likely to start operations by the end of the year.
The Army and the Air Force were on high alert to help the NDRF and SDRF rescuers in relief and rescue operations.
The flood situation continued to be grim in more than half a dozen districts of Rajasthan even as relief and rescue works were in full swing in the affected area in Karauli, Tonk, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur and Kota.
Heavy rains since Friday morning worsened the situation in several areas, with Nimoda Hariji (Kota), Tilswan (Bhilwara), Bhadoti (Sawai Madhopur), Nainwan, Kesoraipatan, and Kaparen (Bundi), along with Banathali and Dev Dham Jodhpuriya (Tonk), being the worst-affected pockets.
The car and the body of one of the occupants were recovered by rescuers from Civil Defence and SDRF 200 metres away from the highway. Search for the remaining persons is underway.
